Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered - The Preterist Archive

Translation
Column 1 (1) [The word]s of (the) Maskil (Teacher) that he spoke to all the sons of Dawn (cryptic
script begins): Give e[ar to me], all men of heart (2) and those who [pus]sue Righteousness: you will
und[er]stand my words and be seekers after Faith. H[ea]r my words with [all your (3) strength.
Lis[ten] . . . [kn]owing the ways of . . . [ac]hieve [long] life, men of (4) . . . search out . . .
Column 2 (1) its roots reach [out] . . . a Glorious abode (2) in the depths be[low] . . . and in them. (3)
Consider . . . dust (4) . . . God gave (5) . . . on all the earth (6) . . . he measured their setting (7) . . .
under the name of (8) . . . their setting, to go about (9) ... a storehouse of Understanding (10) . . . and
which . . .
Column 3 (1) . . . and recounting its boundaries (2) . . . not to be on high (3) . . . the Glorious abode.
And now, (4) give ear . . . and knowing, hear. And men (5) of Understanding, . . . and those seeking
judgement, humility, (6) . . . add strength. And the men of (7) Truth, pursu[e Righteousness] and love
Piety; add (8) Meekness . . . the hidden things of the testimony, which he (9) solved . . . so that you
understand the era (10) of Eternity, and examine the pa[s]t, so as to know . . . Column 5 (8) . . .
destruction (9) . . . to tread . . . Column 6 (8) of the dawn . . . (9) its boundaries . . . (10) he placed